Albatros C 1

[Glenn]

Back in the 1970's the BBC produced a series about the RFC in 1915. The series went to a lot of trouble to make the aircraft look the real thing, using full size static and 1/6th R/C models. The enemy had an E-111, and Albatros C 1's, and those British chaps, an Avro 504K and BE-2's.
When Edward made their Albatros C 111, back in the late '90's, I knew it would be the easiest way to make a C 1 rather than scratching one.
The fuselage was changed, as were the wings but the full tail surfaces were built from Evergreen 2mm sheet.
Reference: Scale Modelers Magazine, photos and text on the TV series.
                Putnam "German Aircraft of the first world war" P 20~23
Kit: Edward 1/48th Albatros C 111.

trivia: This was my first and only model with Photo Etched parts. I built the insides, painted completely, and then found that it wouldn't fit into the bloody fuselage!
The engineers who worked on the P/E parts, didn't work with the guys doing the plastic mouldings! Bummer!

The model has been at this stage for over 5 years, unfinished, cause I couldn't get a 1/48th Parabellum that wasn't P/E
Lyn

[Captain Canada]

Wow......beautiful little model there, Lyn !

Love the rigging !

Thanks for sharing !

Toadman

[noxioux]

Very nice.

I've always wanted to do one of those cool biplanes.  They look a little more challenging than the usual stuff.

PE can be a pain, can't it!  I've only done 2 models with it, and both times it involved a little cutting and some scratchbuilding.  It sure does make the details work, though.

[Tophe]

 With its swept fin, your model looks like a F-16 of 1915, Lyn... So nice.  

[NARSES2]

Great model Lyn - I remember the series as well, preaty good and they did try hard with the planes.

Chris

[nev]

Excellent work.  Anyone who builds WW1 stuff has my admiration - WW1 biplanes rank right up there with Vacforms and Helicopters in my "too difficult to build" list.

[Joe C-P]

Sticks and strings!   Lovely to look at, and a challenge to build. Most impressive!  

JoeP